Comparison

Scratchy Cats vs Runaway Squishy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scratchy Cats

A fast-paced game where players must avoid chasing cats by swiping their finger across the screen. Survive for as long as possible as more cats appear and try to catch you. Challenge friends to see who can dodge the most.

Highlights
  • Finger-chasing cats
  • Swipe to dodge mechanic
  • Increasing cat difficulty
  • Level-based survival
  • Social sharing
  • Friend challenges
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Scratchy Cats - The Newest Finger Scratching Sensation! These cats are mean cats. They are not your ordinary cats. These little cats will chase your finger and scratch you! When you play this game do the best you can to avoid the cats at all costs. It will start with only two cats, the longer you last, the more cats there are to dodge! How fast can you dodge these Scratchy Cats? The game will start when you put your finger on the screen and they will start chasing your finger. You cannot lift your finger up until you pass each level. Instructions on how to play: - Lightly press and hold finger on screen - Scratchy Cats will begin chasing your finger - Quickly swipe and dodge the flying cats - Survive for ~10 Seconds Share your results and screenshots on Twitter and Facebook. Brag to your friends about how many Scratchy Cats you dodged! Show them who's boss! Challenge your friends to Scratchy Cats. Who can dodge more cats? That is the question!

About

Runaway Squishy

Features
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In every other slicing game, the target waits for you. Not here. These squishies see your finger coming — and they run. Runaway Squishy is a hyper-casual slicing game with one twist that changes everything: your target is alive. It watches you. It panics. It dodges at the last second. And when you finally corner it, splitting it cleanly into the exact number of pieces feels ridiculously good. SLICE SOMETHING THAT FIGHTS BACK Swipe fast and cut a runaway squishy into the target number of pieces. Miss, and it scurries away. Trap it in a corner and split two pieces with one swipe for a double cut. EVERY SQUISHY IS MADE OF SOMETHING Foam tears dry. Jelly splits wet. Crust cracks, then gives. Galaxy sounds like nothing else. Every material has its own cut sound, its own give, and its own cross-section when you open it up. 44 SQUISHIES TO DISCOVER Mochi, dumplings, toast, cubes, paws and stranger things. Fill your Squishy Book by playing — every one you meet is recorded. A few are rare. Three are very rare. THEY HAVE PERSONALITIES Speedy ones are small and infuriating. Ghosts fade out and cannot be cut while invisible. Angry ones fly into a rage when cut, chase you down and steal your knife. Every 8th level, a KING squishy shows up — and shrinks and speeds up with every layer you take off. ASMR YOU CAN FEEL Studio-recorded sounds, spatial audio that follows the squishy across the screen, and satisfying haptics. When you win, poke the pieces. Go on. PLAYS ANYWHERE No sign-up to play. No internet needed. No timers telling you to come back tomorrow. Rewards come from playing, and nothing else. Watch a video for a bonus if you want one — that is entirely up to you. No banners, no pop-up ads interrupting a run. Runaway Squishy. Well? Can you catch one? SEVEN MATERIAL FAMILIES Foam, jelly, galaxy, glitter, butter, crust and crisp. Butter is so soft the edge melts. Glitter is heavy and hard and sheds sparkle. Crust is firm outside and soft in the middle. Crisp barely bends, then shatters with a short, fast shiver. Feel and sound come from the same place, so every ASMR cut belongs to the family that made it. MASTER EVERY ONE Cut the same squishy well enough and it climbs from Mastery Lv1 to Mastery Lv5. Reach Lv5 and a special pose unlocks in your book. Ten worlds, 44 squishies, one book that remembers all of them. A CALM PLACE TO CUT No timers, nothing chasing you but the squishies. It is calm, antistress, sensory play - cut, listen, and let the ASMR do the rest. Open it for one minute or for twenty: a relaxing fidget toy you actually get to cut open. A SIMPLE SCORE BOARD Post your best run to a simple leaderboard if you feel like it. That is all there is online - no rivals to beat, no lobbies, nothing to keep up with. If you like oddly satisfying cutting videos, this is the playable version: one satisfying cut, one soft toy that fights back, and relaxing ASMR in your ears.

Screenshots

Scratchy Cats4 screens
Runaway Squishy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Runaway Squishy at 3 against Scratchy Cats's —. Scratchy Cats's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scratchy Cats versus Runaway Squishy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratchy CatsRunaway Squishy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGabe KarkanisTABA TASARIM İNŞAAT A.Ş.

In-app purchases

None

Scratchy Cats

No in-app purchases

None

Runaway Squishy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scratchy Cats free?
Scratchy Cats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runaway Squishy free?
Runaway Squishy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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